Guest guest Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Hi there Glad you spotted the fit issue, I didn't think of that. It sounds like going to the orthotist is a good strategy. I'm sure he'll sleep soundly once his helmet is fitting well, it should not cause a bruise at night (perhaps a red mark which fades within the hour is normal, but not a bruise). Hannah (mum to Lucia, London, UK) Cranio grad > > > > I have been reading your questions and comments and I want to say > that > > this is a great resource for parents who have children with > plagio. I > > have learned a lot from reading your postings. Tracey (I do not > have > > her last name) told us about this group and we thank her for it > since > > it has provided a lot of information regarding this condition. > > > > Our son Alec was diagnosed with Plagio at 4months old, we went to > > Fountain Valley Orthotics in orange because they are in our > insurance > > (Aetna) network and it would be mostly covered. > > > > I have a couple of questions that I would like to ask and hopefully > > some of you can help us provide some information. > > > > a) Alec received his helmet (StarBand, from Orthomerica) on Tuesday > > and tonight will be the first night that he sleeps with it. I > asked my > > wife (Lupita) to call our Orthotist to find out if there is > something > > we could do to help him sleep better - I was thinking that the > helmet > > would position his head " higher " and it could put too much > pressure on > > his neck. Does anyone has any advice on this? I am tempted to put a > > rolled towel under his neck - but I question that also. Our > orthotist > > said that he had never heard of any issues with his patients, all > of > > them sleep without any support. I would like to hear some opinions > > from some of you who have already gone through this. Tonight is the > > first night and Alec is definitely not the same, he is crying a > lot. > > > > Our insurance is giving us the runaround saying that the helmet > is > > not covered (even though one of their documents shows that as long > as > > we meet one of four conditions they would cover it). I will add the > > document for someone who may need it (this weekend) and to see if > you > > can provide some information. I have Aetna PPO. > > > > Thank you very much in advance for your feedback. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Lupita & > > Irvine, CA > > > > > > For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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